Head to head

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB vs Crucial MX500 2TB

Our pick

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB

2.5-inch SATA SSDs

Why this one

  • Choose the 870 EVO 2TB for a SATA upgrade with room for a large working-file collection. It uses a SATA 6 Gb/s interface.1
  • Samsung lists a five-year warranty term and a 1,200 TB write allowance. Check the exact warranty’s time and write limits for frequent-write use.1

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Samsung 870 EVO 2TBCrucial MX500 2TB

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What Crucial MX500 2TB offers

Choose the MX500 2TB when you need a large file collection on a supported SATA 6Gb/s connection. It combines five-year warranty coverage with a 700TB rated write allowance; check the exact warranty terms against your expected writes.2

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗

What differs

SpecificationSamsung 870 EVO 2TBCrucial MX500 2TB
Write endurance1,200 TB1700 TB2

More details

SpecificationSamsung 870 EVO 2TBCrucial MX500 2TB
Capacity2,000 GB12,000 GB2
Flash typeTlc1Tlc3
Warranty5 years15 years2
Sequential read speedNot published560 MB/s3
Sequential write speedNot published510 MB/s3
DRAM cache2 GB1Not published

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Sources

  1. www.samsung.com
  2. www.content.shi.com
  3. ssd-tester.com